Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

General Carpenter Pre-Apprenticeship for Youth Program Responsibilities:

Program Coordination, Administration, and Quality Control:

• Assumes responsibilities for the day-to-day operations of the program, including supervising and supporting project staff and working collaboratively with training partners and other stakeholders.
• Ensures that the program is consistently meeting or exceeding performance targets and adhering to all deliverables, and provides the team with relevant coaching and support, taking a proactive approach when any target is not on track.
• Prepares all program progress reports (monthly, quarterly and yearly) as well as proposals, business plans, statistics, and other reporting requirements required by the program funder and submits same to the Director of Workforce development for approval prior to submission.
• Collects and maintains all necessary documentation for project and participant files, ensuring that client files are safeguarded and always meet audit requirements, are up-to-date, organized and filed appropriately for ease of retrieval.
• Coordinates the purchase of safety equipment and other essential requirements for participants in their job placements as needed.
• Works with Employment Ontario offices to coordinate initial assessments and prepares and administers training incentive agreements.  
• Maintains, tracks, and administers program budget with accurate and up-to-date data and assumes full accountabilities for all related expenditures and outcomes.
• Reviews and approves staff expense reports, tracks expenditures for project-related expenses and submits claims to Finance in a timely manner.
• Consults immediately with the Director of Workforce Development if the budget is not on-track at any given time and details steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Participant Recruitment, Facilitation, and Job Search Support & Placements:

• Develops marketing materials and conducts outreach activities and information sessions to promote the program and recruit eligible participants, including collaborating with The Career Foundation’s Communications team to develop advertisements and social media campaigns.
• Conducts community information sessions, and answers program inquiries.
• Screens applications, conducts interviews with prospective program participants, and makes decisions based upon program eligibility requirements.  
• Contacts successful program applicants to extend offers into the program and communicates regrets to those not selected and offers to facilitate referrals elsewhere.  
• Develops relevant materials for the delivery of employment workshops and facilitates sessions designed to foster independent job search skills for barriered youth to help prepare them for working in the industry.
• Provides individual and group-based coaching on job search, the apprenticeship process, employer research, industry accreditations, conflict resolution, career advancement, accepting feedback, and other topics to prepare participants to secure and retain employment.  
• Supports participants in creating self-marketing materials (e.g., résumés, cover letters, letters of introduction, follow-up correspondence, etc.).
• Coaches participants on interview preparation and self-presentation skills and discusses work and life skills in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
• Identifies individual barriers to employment and provides participants with suitable referrals as needed.
• Conducts outreach to employers to secure commitments to hire participants, and contacts employers on behalf of participants to arrange interviews and job offers.
• Ensures that employers receive and sign all necessary documentation, including written training agreements.
• Conducts job placement monitoring on-site to ensure that placements are going smoothly, health and safety protocols are being followed, etc.
• Works with program participants and employers to help resolve any issues and arranges new placements if required.
• Supports and encourages program participants during their Level 1 training component.
• Coaches and works with youth participants to remedy challenges, such as absences and punctuality issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ontario Home Builders’ Job-Ready Program Responsibilities:

Program Coordination, Administration, and Quality Control:

• Assumes responsibilities for the day-to-day operations of the program.
• Ensures that the program is consistently meeting or exceeding performance targets and adhering to all deliverables.
• Supervises project staff and provides the team with relevant coaching and support, taking a proactive approach when any target is not on track.
• Works collaboratively and attends meetings with training partners and other stakeholders for the project.
• Monitors and tracks program budget with accurate and up-to-date data and assumes full accountabilities for all related expenditures and outcomes; consults immediately with the Director of Workforce Development if the budget is not on-track at any given time.
• Leads and oversees ongoing virtual community meetings to discuss the construction industry, training and career advancement opportunities, and other topics.  
• Makes arrangements for construction industry speakers when necessary and ensures that varying topics are covered to keep each session informative and engaging.
• Keeps the Director of Workforce Development informed and up-to-date on program challenges and successes.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Career Foundation’s Commitment:

The Career Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy and rewarding environment for all. We welcome applications from qualified individuals who represent the diversity of the people we proudly serve, including, but not limited to, visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and individuals of all genders and sexual orientation. The Career Foundation, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), is also committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with candidates requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.